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ACTION ALERT
Call Senators Today!
ACTION ALERT:
Contact Senators Boxer & Feinstein today!
ask them to support a Farm Bill that
strengthens local and organic farming and
supports small family farmers, not big corporations.
Background:
the California Coalition for
Food and Farming and California
Food and Justice Coalition
have launched a state wide campaign to rally public and Congressional support
for a Farm Bill that:
* Increases funding and improved effectiveness of conservation programs,
especially the severely under funded Conservation Security Program.
* Increases investment in local food systems, new markets and regional food
distribution.
* Increases access to fresh, local, healthy and nutritious food, especially
in limited resource communities and schools. Increases support for organic
farmers and organic and sustainable agricultural research and extension.
* Increases support for beginning and minority farmers. Implements meaningful
payment limitation and commodity subsidy reform, gradually replacing commodity
subsidies with a new system of farm income stabilization policies.
Suggested message:
Dear Senators Feinstein and Boxer:
Please support a fairer, more sustainable farm bill. Specifically, please
support:
1. Sen. Harkin’s proposed Comprehensive Stewardship Incentives Program
(CSIP),
2. Community Food Projects Grants Program (CFP),
3. Organic Research, Extension and Conversion Programs, and
4. Increased Access to USDA Programs for Small, Minority and Beginning Farmers.
[sign your name and address]
for a detailed Sample Letter, click here
by Mail:
The Honorable Barbara Boxer
The Honorable Dianne Feinstein
United States Senate
112 Hart Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
by Phone: Boxer - Wash DC: (202) 224-3553 / SF: (415) 403-0100
Feinstein - Wash DC: (202) 224-3841 / SF: (415) 393-0707
by Fax: Boxer - SF: (415) 956-6701 / Feinstein - SF: (415)
393-0710
by Email: (least effective) Boxer - go to: https://boxer.senate.gov/contact/email/policy.cfm
Feinstein - go to: http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe
(NOTE: Written letters have the most impact, emails the least.)
Please send a letter, phone call, fax or email to both Senators right away - the Senate may decide on the Farm Bill before Christmas.
More Info:
California Coalition for Food and Farming
Recent article in SF Chronicle: Subsidies
and Salvation